2952. Fact

The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia, at just 1.75 square miles.

2953. Fact

Even a small amount of alcohol placed on a scorpion will make it go crazy and sting itself to death.

2954. Fact

Close to two million people who go to hospitals in the United States for one ailment wind up catching another.

2955. Fact

The first episode of the popular television sitcom Happy Days was titled All The Way.

2956. Fact

In America, the most common mental illness is Anxiety Disorders

2957. Fact

There are only two sequences of four consecutive letters that can be found in the English language: rstu and mnop. Examples of each are understudy and gymnophobia.

2958. Fact

Fried spiders taste like nuts

2959. Fact

The 20th president of the United States, James Garfield, was able to write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other at the same time

2960. Fact

Washing machines use anywhere from 40 to 200 litres of water per load

2961. Fact

The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.

2962. Fact

The odds of being born male are about 51.2%, according to census.

2963. Fact

No other animal gives us more by-products than the hog. These by-products include pig suede, buttons, glass, paint brushes, crayons, chalk, and insulation to name a few

2964. Fact

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue.

2965. Fact

Pele has always hated his nickname, which he says sounds like baby-talk in Portuguese.

2966. Fact

Queen Victoria eased the discomfort of her menstrual cramps by having her doctor supply her with marijuana.

2967. Fact

The greatest mountain range is the Mid-Ocean Ridge, extending 64,374 km from the Arctic Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean

2968. Fact

An area of the Sun's surface the size of a postage stamp shines with the power of 1,500,000 candles.

2969. Fact

41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.

2970. Fact

Babies start dreaming even before they're born.

2971. Fact

In literature, the average length of a sentence is around 35 words.

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